J.J. Hardy

Getting healthy: Friday night's game in Cleveland was the closest the Orioles have come all season to being at full strength. Catcher Matt Wieters returned from Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction and shortstop J.J. Hardy was starting after four days of resting an injury to his left side. The Orioles are still without second baseman Jonathan Schoop and have a different outfield mix after trading Alejandro De Aza to the Boston Red Sox. But having Wieters and Hardy healthy essentially rounds out a batting order that executive vice president Dan Duquette said he believed could overcome the free-agent departures of Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis. That hasn't come to pass...

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